About the Role
The Sustainability Advisory team in Sydney is seeking an Assistant Manager to deliver high-quality, impactful work across various sectors. This role involves managing client-focused projects in carbon emissions accounting, financial impact modelling, and decarbonisation, while contributing to business development and mentoring junior team members within the CFO Advisory practice.
Responsibilities
- Determine and disclose client carbon emissions footprints including scoping, data collection, and calculation.
- Analyse and interpret financial impacts of climate-related matters including AASB S2 modelling.
- Develop practical decarbonisation strategies, emissions reduction initiatives, and transition plans.
- Assist clients in setting decarbonisation commitments and emissions reduction targets.
- Manage client engagements including workshop facilitation and end-to-end delivery.
- Guide clients on alignment with sustainability frameworks and guidelines.
- Contribute to business development and proposal writing.
- Develop market-leading sustainability tools and methodologies.
- Lead, train, and coach junior team members.
Requirements
- Experience delivering emissions accounting, financial impact assessments, or decarbonisation projects.
- Technical background in accounting, sustainability, environmental science, engineering, finance, or economics.
- Working knowledge of standards such as GHG Protocol, PCAF, SBTi, CDP, and AASB S2.
- Strong quantitative and data analytics skills.
- Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders and facilitating workshops.
- Experience developing proposals and nurturing client relationships.
- Project management experience including budget and resource management.
Skills
- Carbon emissions accounting
- Financial impact modelling
- Decarbonisation strategy
- Data analytics
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Business development
- Workshop facilitation
Location
- Sydney, Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Benefits
- BWell program including fitness challenges and corporate health insurance discounts
- Gym memberships and wellness facilities
- Travel perks and retail discounts
- Employee referral rewards
- Study and professional development support
- Enhanced family support
- Cultural and religious leave
- Option to purchase additional leave
- BCaring community initiative program
About the Company
- Global professional services firm connected to local markets.
- Recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia.
- Recognised as a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.
Equal Opportunity
- BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices and provides reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process.
